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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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